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Direct linkMacy, Marisa; Bagnato, Stephen J.; Weiszhaupt, Krisztina – ZERO TO THREE, 2019
The Division for Early Childhood (DEC) lists 11 recommended practices for assessment, including "Practitioners report assessment results so they are understandable and useful to families" (DEC, 2014, p. 8). This article examines high-impact practices designed to make meaningful and understandable assessment reports to facilitate…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Evaluation Methods, Performance Based Assessment, Special Needs Students
Macy, Marisa; Bagnato, Stephen J.; Gallen, Robert – ZERO TO THREE, 2016
Many early childhood assessment practices involve table top testing that requires young children to behave like an adult (e.g., follow adult directives, attend to task, and answer questions). Research and professional policy standards have identified and mandated alternatives. Authentic assessment is the alternative to conventional testing…
Descriptors: Performance Based Assessment, Young Children, Early Childhood Education, Observation
Peer reviewedBagnato, Stephen J.; Goins, Deborah D.; Pretti-Frontczak, Kristie; Neisworth, John T. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2014
The early childhood professionals recognize the limitations of conventional testing with young children. This recognition has given rise to Authentic Assessment, now recognized officially as best practice by the major professional organizations. However, no national studies have been conducted to document the comparative qualities of either…
Descriptors: Performance Based Assessment, Early Intervention, Early Childhood Education, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Macy, Marisa; Bagnato, Stephen J.; Macy, Robert S.; Salaway, Jen – Infants and Young Children, 2015
Conventional tests and testing procedures are used predominately to determine eligibility for early intervention and early childhood special education programs and services. Such traditional tests must have critical attributes to ensure accurate and representative measurements of the capabilities of infants, toddlers, and preschool children who…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Eligibility, Tests, Testing
Bagnato, Stephen J. – School Psychology Review, 2006
This article discusses the topic of early identification and intervention to accelerate learning for young children. It presents the author's reflections on issues and school psychology's role in early care childhood care and education. It focuses on four central themes or issues which require resolution about early childhood care and education…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, School Psychology, Early Intervention
Bagnato, Stephen J.; Elliott Stephen N., Ed.; Witt, Joseph, C., Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2007
Meeting a crucial need, this book provides clear recommendations for authentic developmental assessment of children from infancy to age 6, including those with developmental delays and disabilities. It describes principles and strategies for collecting information about children's everyday activities in the home, preschool, and community, which…
Descriptors: Performance Based Assessment, Early Intervention, Child Development, Preschool Children
